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  1. cavking

    Keep or scrap

    gives me the jesters toes just lookig at it. all the best what ever you decide, your truly a brave man eh eh:)
  2. cavking

    White smoke!!

    Hi chaps i have been reading this thread with interest i agree with dave451 it sounds very much like a timing issue, Either pump or as stated woodruf key has worn and may have play in timing belt, once saw an engine on a 200 that had been cobbled together and the nut had been welded to...
  3. cavking

    disco 1 headlight

    hi chap are you sure its the relay, the 200 series had a bad habit of a wire dropping of the back of the thumb switch on its stalk or the stalk its self going tits up, cost me 25 spots a few years ago for a replacement only to find that the said solder had broke only needed a spot of heat and...
  4. cavking

    A Fond Farewell

    Hi chaps and lasses With sadness in my heart i have had to say farewell to me old disco, the burden on my pocket and blood pressure got to much, Sad to say the misses got her own way and we now have a family CAR,easier on the pocket and the knuckles will miss the old beast and endless weekends...
  5. cavking

    warning lights(ye i know)

    deepest sympathy mate miserable, spineless jealous bastards. hope you fix your current problem all the best:confused:
  6. cavking

    Help- engin cuttin out.

    HI mate try a search for "spider unit" my mate had a problem like this the unit was toast, fitted the wiring harness that takes this out of the system, disco started first time and doesn,t cut out any more, his played up every time he used it of late It started as an intermittent fault. cost...
  7. cavking

    200tdi vs 300tdi

    Hi raz I can,t fault my gear change its as smooth as a car,s. Perhaps Jim may have driven or owned a disco with a dodgy first/second shift which is common on early 300,s as well as 200,s. Glad we aint got E.G.R,s and spider units to contend with. ;)
  8. cavking

    300 tdi intermittent starting problem

    Hi play mates just to let you know the spider unit on my mates 300 is toast, he has ordered the kit to replace the spider box from craddocks 3 day wait though £5 and a hell of a lot of dash to take out should cure it once and for all. thanks for replies;)
  9. cavking

    Backward step!

    MMM looks nice :)
  10. cavking

    Overheating but only when towing!

    Hi mate have you checked your viscous coupling on your cooling fan, Should spin freely when cold and lock fan mechanism up when hot, Try spinning the fan when engine hot AFTER SWITCHING OF ENGINE the fan should not spin freely hope this helps;)
  11. cavking

    300 tdi intermittent starting problem

    Hi lads & ladies hope you can help me with a problem my mate has, he is registered on here but at the moment cannot get his tinternet working. His 300 starts usually ok then intermittently when he stops engine to leave vehicle on returning it will not start occasionally the immobiliser kicks in...
  12. cavking

    200tdi vs 300tdi

    hi chap head lights- sherpa van rear lights- maestro van door handles-morris ital lt77 gear box - TR7 A few more but cant remeber for now but will find my anoraks book out published by haynes.
  13. cavking

    200tdi vs 300tdi

    Hi landyberks very basically the 200 is the earlier model with no whistles and very little in the way of bells, and was designed to compete with the waves of jap crap 4x4 that were flooding our shores in the late 80,s and early 90,s, It was a gamble by landrover and many parts were common to...
  14. cavking

    Bio fuel advice please

    cheers yella will fill up to day, recently changed filter will let you know how i get on at 82p a litre thought i would give it a go. thanks again;)
  15. cavking

    Bio fuel advice please

    hi chaps and ladies can any one tell me if i can run bio-diesel in my 200 disco without any modifications, a farm near me has started to sell it , he has it on sale for 82p a litre, I have no cat (particle filter), no e.g.r,. thanks in advance;)
  16. cavking

    Advice on New Disco

    Hi amgarrett the cost of my gearbox repair was over £650 with a new clutch fitted, second gear was acting as you stated earlier in your post, then total failure,had to have 1st and 2nd gear sliders and springs replaced that was 6 years ago and had a clutch fitted last January cost £350 all in...
  17. cavking

    giving up the ghost at 3000 rpm

    STIG;) your a diamond followed your instructions this morning first thing, looked like a dry day so thought i would give it a go. Hey presto took it to 3500 rpm once warm pulled like a train again thank you (how the hell does sand and hair get in there looked like the plug hole at work) once...
  18. cavking

    giving up the ghost at 3000 rpm

    Thanks STIG do i have to drop the tank off or can it be done in situ when its empty. thanks.
  19. cavking

    giving up the ghost at 3000 rpm

    Hi frog fart yes mate started/primed ok no problems it had a new lift pump a couple of years ago, i had thought it may be an injector but not smoking and not lumpy on tick over, thank you for reply cheers.
  20. cavking

    giving up the ghost at 3000 rpm

    hi chaps need a little advice please can any one shed light why my 200tdi just will not rev past 3000rpm.I have given it a major service all filters inc both fuel filters, starts perfect,pulls away lovely no smoke (not joking none, mot inspector stunned) then it starts to fade after 2500 revs...
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